A suspect is in custody after police say he stabbed a dog to death at a park in Western North Carolina. The Asheville Police Department responded to the City Park on Murdock Avenue, just before 3:30 Monday afternoon.
Officers arrived and spoke with the dog's owner who said she was playing pickleball, when a man walked up and slashed the dog's throat. The dog died from injuries suffered in the attack.
Officers then located the suspect, James Wesley Henry and took him into custody. Henry is charged with felony cruelty to animals.
